In Pictures: Record snowfall in Moscow

At least one person died and several were injured after Moscow experienced its heaviest day of snowfall on Feb 4, 2018, since records began. Moscow had seen more than half its average monthly snowfall in the space of 24 hours, with 43 centimetres blanketing the capital by morning.

Updated
Feb 04, 2018, 09:39 PM
Published
Feb 04, 2018, 09:20 PM
People walk their dogs during a snowfall near a cathedral in Kolomenskoye museum-reserve in Moscow on Feb 4, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
A father pulls his daughter up a flight of stairs in Kolomenskoye museum-reserve in Moscow on Feb 4, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
A woman digs out her car during heavy snowfall in Moscow on Feb 3, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Tourists walk during heavy snowfall at the Red Square in Moscow on Jan 31, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky in Moscow's Red Square is covered with snow on Jan 31, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Recycling bins are pictured in a snow-covered park in central Moscow on Jan 31, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
Alexander Gardens, outside the Moscow Kremlin, is covered in snow on Jan 31, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
A monument to Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbayev in Moscow is covered in snow on Jan 31, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
Ping pong tables in a park in Moscow are covered in snow on Jan 31, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
Snow-covered cars are seen at a parking lot in Moscow on Jan 31, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
A snow-covered figure of Zabivaka, the official mascot for the 2018 Fifa World Cup, at Manezhnaya square in Moscow is seen after a heavy snowfall on Jan 31, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
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